Breast self-exam: Yes or no?
It has become conventional wisdom that women should examine their breasts regularly to feel for lumps or other irregularities that could be, or become, cancerous. But is this really an effective approach?
Some researchers say no, and Al Tompkins at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies has compiled a lengthy list of links to articles and resources on the subject. (You might also want to read the comments on t Tompkins' post. There are two as I write this, both defending breast self-exams.)
Coincidentally and quasi-relatedly, my article on how the local nonprofit Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test's grant kicked off some research into breast-cancer detection at the Mayo Clinic ran here today.
